A three member BCCI panel headed by N Srinivasan will examine the spot-fixing report. © AFP

Where has Srinivasan disappeared?

Having stridently demanded the BCCI president’s resignation for weeks on end and preyed on the spot-fixing saga, news channels have suddenly, collectively, gone quiet

If you count yourself a supporter, the time to show it is now, when the team is down, for otherwise there’s little difference between you and a fair-weather friend. © Getty Images

Why be coy about Twenty20s?

The one-day format has contributed a great deal towards the welfare of cricket, but it will only be timely and more sensible to let the game’s shortest version take its place now

Siddharth Trivedi. © AFP

In Trivedi is an example for Tendulkar

Cricketing legacy isn’t only about runs and wickets; legends must be willing to speak out in moments of crisis and share the hurt of the fan

N Srinivasan and S Sreesanth. © BCCI/Wisden India

Srinivasan & Sreesanth: two different worlds

The BCCI president is in no mood to back down, while the fast bowler may have hit rock bottom

IPL Spot fixing. Effigy burning. © AFP

The age of foolishness

It’s important the Indian cricket fan doesn’t forgive players who have let the game down

The best viewing experiences are found in cities where cricket isn't taken for granted. © BCCI

Cricket without the tedium

It’s not just the players that come from outside India’s metros now. The best viewing experiences are also found in cities where cricket isn’t taken for granted

Shane Watson. © BCCI

A team for everyone

The Rajasthan Royals have done things in their own unique manner and this has endeared them to the neutral fan

Virat Kohli. © BCCI

Kohli should take crowd reaction in his stride

Crowds will heckle. But as long as it is not racist, sexist or fundamentally hateful, it’s all in the spirit of sharing the energy of the game